Over the past three years, thousands of American soldiers in Iraq have been horribly injured or killed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). At Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla., one researcher is working on new technologies that could reduce the carnage. Emmanuel G. Collins envisions the creation of an unmanned ground vehicle that could patrol large areas without putting US soldiers in harm’s way.
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New research shows that in the caterpillar of the tobacco hawkmoth, tissues called imaginal discs, which give rise to structures such as the legs and eyes, form and grow despite severe starvation unless a substance called juvenile hormone is present.
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Variations in the strength of the sun have played a major role in glacial fluctuations in the tropical Andes for hundreds of years, and combined with current greenhouse gases generated by humans, paint an alarming picture for tropical glaciers.
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A recent Finnish randomized population-based study shows that TV-viewing, and particularly exposure to adult-targeted programs, such as current affairs programs, TV series and police series and movies, markedly increases the risk of sleeping difficulties in 5-6 year old children. Also passive exposure to TV increases sleeping difficulties.
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As millions of web surfers go crazy sharing video clips with the world, an internet giant races to catch up with a social-networking upstart.
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Researchers extract core samples from below the sea floor that indicate a mysterious “thermal event” millions of years ago turned the Arctic into a swampy, subtropical zone.
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Posted by Shanjian Li, Gmail Engineer

We’ve just launched Arabic and Hebrew language interfaces for Gmail, as well as several new features that will improve the Gmail experience for the people using those interfaces. (You can change the Gmail language interface on the Settings page in your account.)

This was my first project at Google, and I ended up learning a lot about Arabic and Hebrew by talking to native speakers. I’m really pleased to have worked on a launch that will help some of these folks use Gmail and make it available to even more users (we now offer 40 different language interfaces).
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Readers endorse the suspension of reality, vent on the music industry, and chastise iPod listening cyclers.
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There’s one less way to track down free software and movies today, in the wake of a police raid on top BitTorrent tracker Piratesbay.org.
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